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Cerro

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Cerro

Where it comes from

Two main origins:

* Borrowed from Italian Cerro, a habitational surname from any of various places called Cerro, from cerro (“Turkey oak”).

* Borrowed from Spanish Cerro, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hill or ridge, from cerro (“hill, hillock”).

proper noun Cerros

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.

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MLA

"Cerro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cerro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Cerro. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cerro

Chicago

"Cerro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cerro.

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@misc{cerro_2026,
  title = {Cerro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cerro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}